LncRNA-ATB promotes autophagy by activating Yes-associated protein and inducing autophagy-related protein 5 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma

Figure 2 Overexpression of lncRNA-ATB promotes the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells in vitro. A: LncRNA-activated by transforming growth factor beta (lncRNA-ATB) expression was determined by real-time PCR in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells transfected with pcDNA3.1-lncRNA-ATB; B: CCK-8 assays were performed to determine the proliferation of HCC cell lines (SMMC-7721 and HepG2) transfected with pcDNA3.1-lncRNA-ATB; C: Colony formation assays were performed to measure the proliferation of HCC cells transfected pcDNA3.1-lncRNA-ATB. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD of three independent experiments. Statistical significance is indicated at ^aP < 0.05 or ^bP < 0.01. HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; LncRNA-ATB: LncRNA-activated by transforming growth factor beta.